Substance Exposed Newborns | Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

Colorado Substance Exposed Newborns Steering Committee

The problem of prenatal substance exposure continues to plague Colorado. To address this issue in Colorado, the State Methamphetamine Task Force in partnership with Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children formed the Colorado Substance Exposed Newborns (SEN) Steering Committee.

The Colorado SEN Steering Committee aims to support continued efforts to:

Improve identification and support of pregnant and/or parenting women using alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and their children
Increase utilization of specialized women’s substance abuse treatment services
Increase utilization of prenatal care for women using AOD
Reduce number of children experiencing abuse and neglect related to parental AOD use
Improved birth outcomes related to prenatal AOD exposure
Improved multidisciplinary communication and cross system collaboration related to issues of prenatal AOD use

The SEN Steering Committee's work is structured around the “Five Points of Intervention” established by the National Center for Substance Abuse and Child Welfare as periods of time in which intervention can reduce the potential harm of prenatal and post-natal substance use by women. Click here to read more about the "Five Points of Intervention"

Learn more about our work:

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Read Serving Families Impacted by Prenatal Substance Use: Recommendations for Policy and Practice